# Pinata Files API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/pinata/files-api/  
**Provider:** Pinata — https://apis.io/providers/pinata/  
**Base URL:** https://api.pinata.cloud/v3  
**Documentation:** https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference/endpoint/upload-a-file

Pinata Files API is one of 6 APIs that [Pinata](https://apis.io/providers/pinata/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include REST, IPFS, and File. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

REST API for uploading, listing, organizing, and deleting files pinned to IPFS or stored privately. Supports public and private (Submarine) modes, signed URLs, and Groups.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pinata/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Pinata APIs (5)

- [Pinata IPFS Pinning Service API](https://apis.io/apis/pinata/pinning-service-api/)
- [Pinata Dedicated Gateway](https://apis.io/apis/pinata/gateway-api/)
- [Pinata Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/pinata/groups-api/)
- [Pinata Auth API](https://apis.io/apis/pinata/pinata-auth-api/)
- [Pinata Files API](https://apis.io/apis/pinata/pinata-files-api/)

## Tags

REST, IPFS, File

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/pinata/files-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/pinata/.